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The American Action Painters
Rosenberg’s 1952 essay proposed Action Painting as a critical lens emphasizing the act/event of painting. AEU records it as one influential critical position and explicitly does not make it synonymous with all Abstract Expressionism.
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Rosenberg’s 1952 essay proposed Action Painting as a critical lens emphasizing the act/event of painting. AEU records it as one influential critical position and explicitly does not make it synonymous with all Abstract Expressionism.
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- Harold and May Tabak Rosenberg papers: Biographical Notearchive · authority tier 1 · verified 2026-09-09Open source ↗
- The New American Painting, as shown in eight European countries, 1958-1959catalogue · authority tier 1 · verified 2026-09-09Open source ↗